diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ba8c0d638..5ef197669 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ $Source$
       - pursuit the "stay on the sub-pages as long as needed" work.
     * db_details.php3; db_details_export.php3; db_details_strucuture.php3:
       pursuit the "stay on the sub-pages as long as needed" work.
+    * libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3, lines 386-392: fixed bug #551898 -
+      Cookie auth and cookies refused.
 
 2002-05-02 Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
     * lang/*.inc.php3: cleanup.
diff --git a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3 b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
index 73f5f61dc..74a120f4a 100644
--- a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
+++ b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ if (uname.value == '') {
                 $GLOBALS['is_https']);
         } // end if
 
+        // Force reload when cookies are created for the first time to ensure
+        // the client accept cookies
+        if (!$from_cookie) {
+            header('Location: ' . $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] . 'index.php3?lang=' . $GLOBALS['lang'] . '&server=' . $server);
+            exit();
+        }
+
         return TRUE;
     } // end of the 'PMA_auth_set_user()' function